2nd Man made a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
We're old school. We both still like paper. Sure we have tablets and smartphones and laptops but in the end, just like reading an actual, physical book, we like to have paper.
Over the last couple of years, I've been collecting information and printing it out. Recently, I found a binder, got some plastic sleeves and put it all together.
One part for the fruit trees and bushes and one part for the veggie garden area.
We have had rain! Intermittent, but definitely welcome. It is Sunday so that means it's time for some good food and some Hobart!
Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
I went downstairs on my usual reconnaissance mission and saw this. A small little oil lamp sitting all by itself. Nothing wrong with it, no cracks and no chips. I looked at it and the bottom said "Made in Austria" so I figured it might be a nice little find.
Brought it upstairs and washed and cleaned it all with soap and hot water. Wow!
It cleaned up nicely and is actually very pretty. We couldn't tell until we cleaned it, but there is even a floral motif etched into the glass. It's so pretty. We just need to get a new (longer) wick.
The knob says "Lamplight Farms" and the bottom of the glass says "Made in Austria". I found a couple of these for sale, they both said vintage, though not sure what year. Average price was about $20-$30.
It's not valuable but we figured for a throwaway item, it will work great. It never hurts to have a small, alternative means of lighting in an emergency or even a little old fashioned ambiance.
RAIN!
We recently picked up a large bag of "dark sweet cherries" and wanted to put them up for future use.
The grass is officially dead/dormant.
Just a shade of brown, triscuit-like, crunchy stuff where green used to be. Now it will come back, it always does, with some regular rain. One downpour won't do it but several days of nice rainfall will.
I went out there Saturday, only to water the fruit trees to keep them alive. I got there about 10am, stayed until just about noon. As I l left, I checked the app...
101 and felt like 110. Actually felt like 150, ha. I was soaked from sweating but I always have a change of clothes ready before heading back.
I checked the app and the last time I mowed was at the end of June. So it's been 2 1/2 months. I took it out a few weeks ago for a spin but otherwise, so much for buying a new mower this year, we could have waited, ha. But oh well, at least we haven't put many hours on it yet. It'll be good as new for next season.
There IS a chance of rain a few days this week, but it's always like 40%...which to us means it's a 60% chance it won't rain. We shall see!
A few years ago, 2nd Man was looking around in the pantry and fridge for dinner.
Pasta.
Some fresh lemons.
Parsley.
Butter.
That all sounds like a meal...
He zests one lemon, minces up some parsley, squeezes lemon juice from half and cubes up some butter. It's really all to taste.
Boil the pasta (any shape) and drain it (saving 1/4 cup of the pasta water).
While it is still hot, just toss in the butter, lemon juice and zest and a bit of the pasta water the thickness you desire and stir until melted. Finally, toss in the fresh minced parsley and stir again.
